[hollow sound] >> is that engine. >> animal. >> lizard. >> hippopotamus? >> motorcycle. >> judge jeanine: one of those things in the water the big ones with the. >> hippos. >> judge jeanine: hippopotamus. >> greg: bret baier snoring. i recorded it this morning. i didn't want to wake him he was so adorable. let's play it. >> jesse: can akimono dragon. >> baby alligator. >> greg: 29-year-old alligator cincinnati zoo in ohio. >> judge jeanine: how did you know how old he was? anyway, that's it for us, everybody. have a great night. see you tomorrow night at 5:00. >> bret: judge, i do have a snore that's like an alligator sometimes. but, thank you. >> judge jeanine: i wouldn't know but thanks for telling us. [laughter]

>> bret: good evening, welcome to washington. i'm bret baier. breaking tonight, authorities in maryland say search and rescue efforts continue at this hour after a cargo ship rammed into the francis scott key bridge in baltimore overnight sending people and vehicles into the waters below. the structure vanishing in a matter of seconds, at least six construction workers who were on that bridge are still missing at this hour with their employer saying they're presumed dead. investigators say the ship reported losing power and sent a mayday call moments before slamming into that bridge. senior national correspondent kevin corke is live near the scene in did you know dove, maryland with the layest details. good evening, kevin. >> good evening, bret. officials terribly long odds this is still a search and rescue mission even as the

1.6-mile long francis scott key bridge lifeline for the port of baltimore plunging cars people deep below after being struck by cargo ship. propulsion the ship's crew issued a distress call to port authorities. >> repair crew. six missing and presumed dead. for the state's governor, wes moore who has only been on the job for a little more than a year, it's a cruise cybil, the kind few leaders endure. >> we will get through this we are maryland tough and we are baltimore strong the path to normalcy will not be easy. it will not be quick, it will not be inexpensive. but we will rebuild together. >> and from the white house, a pledge of unlimited support from president biden. >> i spoke with governor moore this morning as well as the mayor of baltimore, the county executive, two both united

states senators and the congressman and my secretary of transportation is on the scene. i told them we're going to send all the federal resources they need as we respond to this emergency. i mean all the federal resources. >> while offers of support and condolences for the families were plentiful, answers for what may have caused the accident remained in short supply. a frustration that only time may salve and then perhaps not. >> it's very early. it's very cumbersome process. it's a very meticulous process where they have to dig through a lot of information. >> meanwhile, bret, the fbi says it has found no evidence of terrorism as a possible cause for this accident, back to you. >> bret: kevin corke live at the scene. thank you. we will discuss the impact of the bridge collapse with maryland democratic senator chris van hollen live in the show a little later. the biden-harris campaign is going full throttle in its efforts to try to flip north

carolina with the president and vice president promoting healthcare agenda in the battleground state today. a state former president trump won in the last two presidential elections house correspondent peter doocy joins us now from raleigh, north carolina with the latest. good evening, peter. >> good evening, bret. this was a super charged political event. >> rdu airport welcomed air force 1 and air force 2. there were two sets of motorcades snaking through the streets around here. it was unusual coordination that goes to show how important this state's 15 electoral college votes are to the president. >> hello, hello, hello raleigh. >> democratic ticket's pitch for re-election they're less extreme. >> they're extremists in our country. trying to take away healthcare conch or make it more expensive. >> peter: president biden is going even further. >> folks, my predecessor, maga officials are going after seniors and people with disabilities and children.

>> even former president trump writes i'm not running to terminate the aca. that is the centerpiece of the biden-harris warning. >> donald trump and his maga friends are nothing but persistent. they have tried to repeal it 50 times. but i got news for them. [whispering. [? >> we're going to stop them again. >> tar heel swing meant nikki haley voters. in north carolina haley overperformed in durham, mecklenburg orange and wake counties. key suburban areas for democrats to focus on with exit polls showing trump losing moderates by 30 points in the state. >> i think the presidency will go through north carolina. this was president biden's closest loss last time. >> at the moment president biden trails trump by three in a marist poll of north carolina and his problems with young people upset about his support for israel persists. [heckler] [shouting] >> deserves healthcare.

they have a point. we need to get a lot more care into gaza. >> peter: and that represents a new strategy. instead of trying to argue with or talk over protesters, president biden is agreeing with them. bret? >> bret: peter doocy traveling with the president in raleigh, peter, thanks. well, it's official, nicole shanahan, attorney, mega donor and ex-wife of google's founder is independent presidential candidate robert f. kennedy's jr.'s vice presidential pick announced today. correspondent jeff paul is in oakland, california to show us how this move may impact the 2024 presidential race. >> it's so good to be in england. >> still in her 30's shanahan can advice presidential candidate to her growing resume. >> if you are one of those republicans i welcome to join me a disillusioned democrat in this movement to unify and heal

america. >> robert kennedy jr. announced his 2024 running mate in oakland, california, shanahan's birthplace, signaling a new chapter in his race for the white house? >> i want nicole to be a champion of the growing number of millennials and gen z americans lost future and lost their pride four country. >> the 38-year-old, a relative newcomer to politics, most recently helped pay for and produce a commercial for kennedy that aired during the super bowl. an ad he later apologized for after members of the kennedy family expressed outrage for the use of his uncle, president john f. kennedy's 1960 campaign ads in the video. she reportedly has similar views on the environment and children's health and has expressed concerns about vaccines but states she is not an anti-vaxer. >> i saw a person of intelligence of compassion and reason. i saw a fellow lawyer who had committed himself in fighting for truth and fighting for the environment and for people, i

discovered a person who speaks out on issues battling back from opposition not only his own family but the dnc. his cousin bobby shriver eunice kennedy shriver would be appalled by deadly healthcare views referring to jr.'s anti-vaccine stance. the especially who could help trump get reelected. now, picking a v.p. is about more than just drumming up support and possibly getting more campaign donations. it also very well could help kennedy appear on more ballots. two dozen states require candidates running for president to have a running mate in order to appear on the november ballot. as it stands, kennedy is only currently on one state wants ballot. that is utah. we are also getting late reaction from the trump campaign regarding r.f.k.'s v.p. announcement. a communication director called r.f.k. jr. a radical leftist and environmental whack job who

loved ev mandates. they also said he is not an independent. bret? >> bret: jeff paul live in oakland, california. thanks. stocks were off today as technology and energy stocks slipped ahead of key inflation data announcement coming up. the dow lost 31, the s&p 500 fell 15. the nasdaq dropped 69. the u.s. supreme court appears poised to preserve access to a medication that was used in nearly two thirds of all abortions in the u.s. last year. that would mark a victory for the biden administration, an abortion rights supporters. fox news chief legal correspondent anchor of "fox news sunday" shannon bream breaks it down from the high court. >> less than two years after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, it heard arguments today over expanded access to a key drug in the protocol for medicated abortions which now represent a majority of abortions in the u.s. [chanting] my body, my choice.

>> abortion pills kill. >> the court is being asked to consider the legality of the fda's decisions to roll back safety regulations of mifepristone in 2016 and 2021. dropping the requirement that adverse health impacts like infections and severe bleeding requiring emergency room visits unless fatal and allowing the pill to be dispensed without in-person doctor visits. supporters of those decisions today argued that the pro-life doctors who brought this lawsuit can't even show they have been injured. but struggle to answer questions from justice alito about who would be in a position to sue? >> so your argument is that it doesn't matter if fda flagrantly violated the law, didn't do what it should have done, endangered the health of women, it's just too bad, nobody can sue in court? >> even if the justices do get to the merits, there seem to be widespread skepticism on the bench about whether the supreme court should be the one to second guess the fda on issues

of drug safety. >> do you think that courts have specialized scientific knowledge with respect to pharmaceuticals and as a company that has pharmaceuticals? do you have concerns about judges parsing medical and scientific studies? >> senator josh hawley was in the courtroom today. his wife erin argued the case on behalf of those pro-life doctors who filed the lawsuit. also spotted in the courtroom new york attorney general letitia james. she led a group of states who filed a brief in support of the fda's decisions. the justices' decisions due june. >> bret: former president donald trump placed gag order ahead of the new york criminal trial. a live report on that is coming up. plus, the public revolt at nbc growing louder over the hiring of former rnc chair ronna mcdaniel. first, here's what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. fox 7 in austin where

prosecutors reach an agreement with texas attorney general ken paxton that will ultimately dismiss securities fraud charges. he has been facing for nearly a decade. the resolution lets paxton avoid a trial which was set to begin on april 15th. paxton remains the state's attorney general. fox 5 in new york as visa and master card reach a settlement with u.s. merchants related to card swipe fees that could potentially save american shoppers tens of billions of dollars. according to the agreement visa and master card will cap the credit interchange fees into 2030. and this is a live look at louisville from wdrb our affiliate there one of the big stories there tonight, mcdonald's will begin selling krispy kreme doughnuts nationwide by the end of 2026 after testing the concept at mcdonald's last year in kentucky. the chain made that announcement today. of the phased rollout will begin later this year. that's tonight's live look outside the beltway from

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a paid contributor. less than a week after being hired there. the announcement coming after loud chorus of nbc host various talent blasting that hire. fox news media analyst host of media buzz howie kurtz joins me with the latest. >> bret, good evening. talk about self-inflicted wounds it was a spectacular miscalculation by nbc hiring the ousted rnc chairwoman ronna mcdaniel and triggers on air revolt by nbc liberal hosts that intensified last night. their argument since mcdabble played a role in donald trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election it was unethical to put her on nbc's payroll for a reported $300,000 a year. that required the msnbc stars to publicly trash during bosses and nobody wanted to be left out, especially its highest paid host wouldn't hire a made man.

capitulated to autocrat in advance saying yes we will take your appear rat chat and allow them to be elevated in platform with us, with journalists. >> we also said election deniers not so they can do that on our airways so they can do that as one of us, as badge carrying employees of a nbc news. as paid tributers to our sacred airwaves. >> the sacred airwaves have had mcdaniel on as a guest and nbc president rasheda jones told of the hiring in advance did not object. any news would be shown the door. after mcdaniel's appearance on meet the press, nbc executives also appeared worried about the audience. sacred airwaves refuse to air donald trump's speeches even on primary nights. exrepublicans such as nicolle wallace and steele they're anti-trump republicans what damage would have been done if

mcdaniel occasionally voiced pro-trump sentiments with most of msnbc portraying him as a danger to democracy. insiders say situation had become so untenable that nbc and ronna mcdaniel were destined to part company just four days after the network announced her hiring with great fanfare, what's clear is that nbc's credibility has taken a substantial hit on its own airwaves, bret? >> bret: all right, howie, thank you. >> thanks. >> bret: a new york judge is issuing a gag order on former president donald trump ahead of april 15th criminal trial. truth social platform debuted on the stock market and as the clock particulars for the presumptive republican nominee to post a $175 million bond for the judgment in his civil fraud trial. a lot of things happening all at once. correspondent c.b. cotton is following it all from outside trump tower in new york

presiding judge barring trump from speaking about witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and jurors. trump faces 34 charges of falls phiing business records to conceal hutch money payments made to adult film star stormy daniels. any gag order would trample trump's free speech rights keeping him from making comments like this? >> if a lang low a radical left from the doj. >> on monday the former president raging against one of the prosecutors in the case. matthew colangelo after a judge ruled the trial would go on. >> this is all done by biden and the thugs. that work for biden. colangelo worked with letitia james office in 2018 and 2021 colangelo became acting associate attorney general of the doj during the biden administration. then he was hired by the manhattan d.a.'s office in the fall of 2022 to work on the hush money case. a resume trump can no longer publicly attack; however, on his

stock market success, he remains vocal. trump's social media company debuting tuesday with a new ticker djt for trading and a new title for the former president. now one of the world's 500 richest people on the bloomberg billionaire's index. trump writing on truth social, quote: i love truth social. i love the truth. just after shares of the parent company for the social media app. jumped by more than 50% in the first day of trading on the nasdaq causing a trading halt for about five minutes. as for the partial gag order and president trump's upcoming criminal trial the trump campaign released in a statement this evening saying the move prevents donald trump from engaging in, quote. core political speech. bret? >> bret: c.b. cotton outside trump tower. c.b.,thanks. a deadly day for law enforcement in new york city. why some are saying this tragedy could have been prevented. >> april 2023, less than a year

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>> at a hospital in queens, new york, nypd officers salute in a dignified transfer of the body of their fellow officer jonathan diller. the 31-year-old was shot and killed in the line of duty. reportedly leaving behind a 1-year-old son. >> this family upstairs, young wife, who is devastated. >> the nypd says just before 6:00 p.m., diller and his partner responded to a vehicle illegally stopped at a bus stop. the officers asked those inside numerous times to get out and they refused before one of the suspects shot diller, fatally hitting him in the torso under his bullet-proof vest. fox has learned the suspected shooter is 34-year-old guy rivera. he was shot by police but is expected to survive. the "new york post" reports rivera has 21 prior arrests. the driver, 41-year-old lindy jones reportedly has 14 prior arrests. and was free on bail on a gun charge. new york city mayor eric adams blamed repeat offenders for most

of the crime issues. >> we have always had a problem with recidivism with a small number of people. it's always been a problem. and we never really zeroed in on it as much as we should have. >> 12 law enforcement officers have been murdered in the line of duty nationwide so far in 2024. including seven in february. a 40% increase compared to february of 2023 according to the fbi. >> bad guys no longer fear the police they feel emboldened to do whatever they want. >> tonight jonathan diller his coffin draped with the nypd flag moved to his hometown massapequa park on long island. traffic stopped as a procession of vehicles lead him over overpasses where firefighters have hung american flags to honor new york's fallen hero. bret? >> bret: sad story. bryan, thank you. a russian court is extending "wall street journal" reporter

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establishment, which sure israel's military edge and capabilities. >> the rift between the two countries widens this week after the u.s. abstained from a vote at the u.n. security council that effectively passed a cease-fire resolution. the decision that caused israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to cancel meetings for his team in washington was praised today by hamas leader ishmael who made a surprise trip to iran. >> the resolution itself indicates that the israeli occupation lives in unprecedented political isolation since the occupation of palestine and that the united states of america is unable to impose its will on the international community. >> despite the u.n. vote, prime minister netanyahu is vowing to push forward with his military operation and plans to enter gaza's southern most city of rafah. if israel launches an operation into the southern city of rafah, it will require the evacuation of more than 1.4 million palestinians sheltering there.

bret? >> bret: trey yingst in tel aviv. trey, thanks. up next, maryland senator chris van hollen joins me to discuss the baltimore bridge clasp. we will take you there live. first, beyond our borders tonight, venezuela's main opposition coalition says electoral authorities did not them register their presidential candidate as the deadline ended. venezuelan president nicolas maduro has managed to block his chief opponents from running as the self-proclaimed socialist leader made his candidacy official for a third term that would last until 2031. prisoners convicted for serious national security crimes in hong kong will not likely be granted early release under the tightened rules of a new national security law. the measure was unanimously passed in an expedited legislative process last week. deepening worries over further erosion of freedoms in hong kong. this is a live look at london. one of the big stories there tonight, blast blast first fore

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hit one of the substantials and causing that bridge to collapse. >> joining us tonight maryland democratic senator chris van hollen. senator, thank you very much for being here. i know it's been a long and tough day for you. can you update us the latest on what authorities are telling you about that search effort? >> of course our hearts continue to go out to the family of the six who remain missing. the coast guard has been here all day. the state police have been here. the baltimore city police they have had divers. so they continue to conduct those search and rescue operations as we speak. >> bret: you know, the american trucking association out out a statement, senator saying nearly 4900 trucks travel that bridge each day with 28 billion in goods crossing every year. trucks moving hazardous materials will be subject to

30 miles of detours around of the city of baltimore because they are prohibited from using the city's tunnels. this willed a significant cost, time fuel and delays for trucks traveling through the region. it's actually not only the trucks. it is that busy port in baltimore. >> well, that's exactly right, bret. look, in addition to the commercial trucks you just mentioned going across the bridge, you have about 35,000 vehicles a day crossing this bridge. but the larger economic impact, at least for now, will be the fact that the port of baltimore is shut down until we can reopen that channel because you have the ship, essentially lodged in the bridge, blocking the channel, there are about four ships that are right now in the port of baltimore. i'm told there are about 20 waiting to get into the report. >> this is a very active port. one of the busiest nut country. the busiest for automobiles coming in and out of any port in

the united states. and, with that, you have thousands of workers directly employed at the port of baltimore and tens of thousands who are part of that economic ecosystem. i'm told that it's up around $190 million a day generated by the port of baltimore. so, we have got to get this channel reopened and then, of course, we have got to deal with the rebuilding of the bridge. >> bret: just putting stats on that port of baltimore, 80.80 billion in foreign cargo value. 847,000 cars and light trucks generates 15300 direct jobs. okay. so i saw the transportation secretary there. the president pledges everything, you know, federally to do. how much are american taxpayers going to be footing the bill for this as opposed to is there any onus on cargo ship?

i know the investigation is going to take some time. >> bret. i did talk to the president earlier today before he spoke to the country and as you say secretary buttigieg was here and pledged all the resources of the federal government to help the city of baltimore right now. that includes, for example, the army corps of engineer to try to clear the channel that we just talked about in terms of the price tag for the bridge it's too early to say. we do expect to access something called the federal emergency response fund. that's a federal fund that exists today under the u.s. department of transportation. but, to your question on the ship look the ntsb is going to be conducting an investigation. clearly if there is wrongdoing on behalf of the ship, the ship owner should have to chip in we have to wait for that investigation to happen but the

ntsb as you say is beginning that effort. i talked to the chair of the ntsb this morning senator we appreciate the time on a tough day there in baltimore. thank you. >> thanks, bret. >> bret: up next, the panel on former rnc chairwoman ronna mcdaniel's ouster from nbc plus the presidential race. robert kennedy jr. sweep states a special edition of candidate casino. you asked, i answered, "tuesday xtras." ♪ ♪ hello, ghostbusters. it's doug. we help people customize and save hundreds on car insurance with liberty mutual. we got a bit of a situation. [ metal groans] sure, i can hold. ♪ liberty liberty liberty liberty ♪ in theaters now. i suffer with psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis. i was on a journey for a really long time to find some relief. cosentyx works for me. cosentyx helps real people get real relief from the symptoms of psoriatic arthritis or psoriasis. serious allergic reactions,

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>> our democracy is in danger because of the lies of people like ronna mcdaniel have pushed on this country. >> there is an easy way to avoid the controversy nbc news has stumbled into. don't hire anyone close to the crimes. >> i find the decision to put her on the payroll inexplicable. >> inmates are running the asylum at nbc. >> bret: well, ronna mcdaniel is out at nbc. axios writes this nbc dropped ronna mcdaniel as a paid contributor. the news group confirmed a memo toe to staff following backlash from journalists. apologize in the memo nbc news staff for hiring the exrnc chair it has become clear this undermines the goal of a cohesive and aligned newsroom. we are going it start there with

the panel. fox news senior political analyst juan williams. hugh houthi and katie pavlich. news editor at town hall.com. all right, hugh, you used to be over there how about this thing? >> well, ronna is a friend and did i work for nbc. in november i worked with caesar and re bake canned a the whole team. i have never seen anything this brutal since i got started in the media in 1990. ronna is going to sue everyone who defamed her for breach of contract for intentional infliction of mental distress. they are going to sue for the destruction of her business opportunity that come from being on tv. i think they made a terrible decision and they allowed the msnbc bleed to take over their network and the cult has taken over the news division and it's going to hurt the 74 million people who voted for donald trump are not going to watch nbc news. >> bret: juan, what that? all of these talent rising up and saying that she, specifically because she said what she said about the 2020 election, even though she addressed it on meet the press,

shouldn't be heard on nbc. >> you know, i'm puzzled by in the sense that why don't you just have her on and ask her the tough questions? right? ask her what about the 2020 election? what about january 6th? what about being forced out by trump as head of the party or if paying legal bills. ask the tough question. >> bret: it would be a unique perspective or a prison term by prism by whichtheir viewers don. >> juan: i understand the concern about the brand that she doesn't fit with the brand. but i'm sitting here on fox news. i don't necessarily fit with the brand. but you guys have people like me. >> bret: you fit on our brand. >> thank you, thank you. but, to my mind i think what hugh said is right. i have never seen a situation where the management knew who ronna mcdaniels is. it's not a secret. it's not her opinions and her statements are not secret. the people on the staff do not have the right to hire and fire who comes on. they don't design the entire

deal. if you feel that way, leave. it's unbelievable to me that you can sit there and curse out the bosses and have no consequence. >> and the apology came from the bosses. >> well, look, they claim that this is about a backlash from have journalists at msnbc and nbc. this is a backlash from people journalists who have a lot of conflicts when it comes to their relationships with democratic politicians. las vegas what's coming from people who were quite literally democratic operatives who worked in the biden white house as early as last year. and they can't handle ronna, romney mcdaniel coming to the network to maybe explain why these things are happening? i went back to super tuesday conch and remembered when the msnbc panel was laughing about how could it be that illegal immigration was a top issue in virginia? well, someone like ronna mcdaniel could actually explain why that's an issue and when it comes to november, if trump wins again these same people are going to wonder what happened. it's quite rich coming from a network that breathlessly pushed the russia hoax for years and

claimed that president donald trump was an illegitimate president which is election denial. >> bret: prior to that, the morning show had donald trump on pretty much every other day. >> when it was beneficial they had him on a lot. >> bret: going to turn topics. robert kennedy jr. take a listen. >> when nicole and i both left the democratic party, our values didn't change but the democratic party did. third parties are like cockroaches in the kitchen not what they carry off. it's what they fall into and foul up. fall into every swing state and foul it up for joe biden. >> the fact that you have the biden campaign worried about a third party candidate, the alarm bells are certainly going off for them and they are hemorrhaging all these voters. >> bret: well, r.f.k. jr. choosing nicole shanahan as his vice presidential running mate. she is 38 years old. she is a tech lawyer. she is the ex-wife of the founder, one of the founders of google.

new republic writes, this hugh. the running mate is young and very rich. that worries dems. this might seem like a strange choice. shanahan has no political choice or name recognition. her image dill taunt has no appeal to the disaffected voters that kennedy hopes to lure from president biden and donald trump. but, if you want to understand this decision and why democrats believe it poses a potential problem for them, follow the money. >> follow the money makes sense to me, bret. but also follow the demographic, young, female under the age of 40. well healed. active in some of the same causes. they brought in liz smith to take on the third party candidate. they are very worried and marie shriver was in the first lady's box for a reason. sending the message every other kennedy is with us. don't pay attention to this fellow. >> bret: usually these third party runs don't make a big splash. remember back ross perot got 19% of that vote and george h.w.

bush and bill clinton. if you look at the map r.f.k.'s ballot access right now only officially on utah appealing to be on other states. but, potentially with the running mate could open the door to a number of states. >> right. one of the reasons why they wanted to get their vice presidential candidate named so they have access to these ballots. the democrats are concerned for two big reasons, biden is having a hard time holding on to his base. which is why they have been so far to the left so far with the campaign. second thing r.f.k. jr. is actually much closer to joe biden on policy than he is with donald trump. you know, the trump pac came out today attacking r.f.k. and looking at his record saying is he bad on the second amendment. he wants the jet stream. he wants high tax rates. those are not things donald trump wants that's disenfranchised democrats are looking at and saying i don't want joe biden r.f.k. is a good option someone on the left. >> bret: third party threat if you look at the real clear politics of polls is real from r.f.k. jr. you look at these polls this is just as of today. there is a lead for the former

president that doesn't include a cornell west and jill stein and maybe get 1, 2, 3 points significant in some of these swing states if they get on that ballot. >> the history is ross perot gets no electoral votes. 2016 and come forward to 2020. >> hire percentage of votes in 2020 you have jill stein in 2016. you have gary johnson in 2016 they are taking a chunk of votes away from hillary clinton. donald trump is victorious. he sculpt have that in 2020 and joe biden wins. biden campaign is very concerned about this. >> bret: speaking about the former president here is he describing what he is looking for in a vice presidential pick. >> the first quality has to be somebody that you think will be a good president.

if something should happen, you have to have somebody that's going to be a great president. a lot of people are talking about that gentleman right over there. [cheers] >> tim scott. he has been much better for me than he was for himself. the one thing that always surprises me is that the v.p. choice has absolutely no impact. it's whoever the president is. >> bret: so that brings us to a place that we haven't been in a while candidate casino. it is back. but this is the vice presidential pick candidate casino. all right, the rules again $100 in chips. you have to bet the chips. who will be donald trump's vice presidential pick? hugh, $100? >> i'm spreading it across four in alphabet call order. senator tom cotton, joni ernst, secretary of state mike pompeo and senator j.d. vance. they are all veterans and they all contrast wonderfully well with kamala harris on everything.

>> bret: 25 each. >> breaking up in fours different way math $50 on marco rubio. $20 on governor kristi noem. $20 on elise stefanik from new york stock exchange and former secretary of state $10 for mike pompeo. >> bret: wound it out. >> big bet on elise stefanik. i bet she is the leader of the pack. i will put $20 on nikki haley to help consolidate the non-maga vote and 15 on kristi noem, 15 on joni ernst and $5 on tim scott and vivek to round out the field. >> charles used to have wine, women and song. [laughter] extra $10. but i get it. you guys are playing by the rules. thank you very much. >> thanks, bret. ♪ ♪ >> bret: all right, it's time for "tuesday xtras." first up tracy williams asks just over seven months until the presidential election how significant is the polling? a great question. a lot of overwrought about polls. right now it's just a snapshot. really look at the polls after september and that's where it

starts to get into likely voters. harbaugh wonders do you have upset in the sweet 16? i do i have clemson going all the way. i do have a personal tie. brad the coach is my fraternity brother so there is that finally not now asked who do you like to win the masters very sports centric tuesday. this could be rory mcroy. i would say dark horse may be dustin johnson for a repeat at the masters. he is playing well. okay. watch those, tomorrow on "special report." new fox polls speaking of polls abortion, economy and tiktok. remember if you can't catch us live, set your dvr 6:00 p.m. in the east, 3:00 p.m. in the west coast. thanks for inviting us into your home tonight theatsd it for "special report," fair, balanced and unafraid. here is laura. >> laura: good evening, everyone i'm laura ingraham. this is the ingraham angle from washington tonight